Clause 21
Repeal and re-enactment of section 45
of Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 21 of 49
Clause 21
Section 45 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Maximum age limit for detention in place of detention, approved home or approved school
45. Subject to section 74 —
(a)
no person shall be detained in a place of detention after he has attained the age of 18 years; and
(b)
no person shall be detained in an approved school or an approved home after he has attained the age of 19 years.”.